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Mon, 07 Mar 2022 08:16:10 GMTChina's zero-Covid policy under pressure as cases rise
The country's borders remain mostly closed as policymakers continue to pursue the zero-tolerance approach even as many parts of the world turn to living with the virus.
More than 500 infections were reported across mainland China on Monday, the mos...
Mon, 07 Mar 2022 07:56:10 GMTUniqlo defends decision to stay open in Russia
Tadashi Yanai, president of Uniqlo operator Fast Retailing, said the conflict should not deprive people in Russia of clothing, a basic human need.
"There should never be war. Every country should oppose it. This time all of Europe clearly opposes t...
Mon, 07 Mar 2022 07:34:11 GMTFormer India stock exchange boss arrested in mystic scam
Chitra Ramkrishna -- a high-flying executive once feted as the "queen of the bourse" -- allegedly took business advice from a mystic throughout her 2013-2016 tenure at one of the world's largest derivatives exchanges.
She was detained by Central Bu...
Mon, 07 Mar 2022 06:54:11 GMTHosts New Zealand beat Bangladesh in rain-hit match
The New Zealanders, who suffered a shock loss to the West Indies in their opening match, looked totally in control in a fixture where the innings were reduced to 27 overs due to heavy rain.
Set a target of 141, they finished on 144-1 with seven ove...
Mon, 07 Mar 2022 06:20:12 GMTChina exports up 16.3% as trade with Russia surged
The growth rate exceeded economists' expectations of a 15.7 percent gain from a year earlier.
Shipments from the world's second-largest economy were valued at $544.7 billion in the first two months, the data from the General Administration of Custo...
Mon, 07 Mar 2022 06:10:18 GMTHistoric Ukrainian city scrambles to defend heritage
In the western Ukrainian city's Market Square, only a trident can be seen sticking out from a statue of Neptune -- the Roman god of the seas -- that is entirely covered in a plastic sheeting.
"I got some money, gathered a team and bought some mater...
Mon, 07 Mar 2022 05:08:14 GMTVirus chaos pushes more expats to join Hong Kong exodus
"We are leaving and we will come back to empty our house whenever that is possible," she told AFP, declining to give her surname and nationality. "All our close friends are leaving."
For Mathilde it was the risk of being separated from her three H...
Mon, 07 Mar 2022 04:30:15 GMTUkraine asks UN court to end Russia invasion
Kyiv lodged an urgent case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on February 27, saying that Russia had illegally justified its war by falsely alleging genocide in Ukraine's Donetsk and Lugansk regions.
Ukraine alleges that it is Russia that ...
Mon, 07 Mar 2022 04:10:13 GMTWest asks for Russia to be suspended from Interpol
The UK, United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand have requested "the immediate suspension of Russia's access to its systems", Patel tweeted on Sunday.
The grouping asked Interpol's executive committee to make a decision this week.
"Russia'...
Mon, 07 Mar 2022 03:20:19 GMTThe also-rans: South Korea's long-shot presidential candidates
Of the 12 candidates in the running, only two -- from the country's main political parties -- have a real chance of winning.
Even so, minor-party candidates refuse to give up their dreams.
The wealthy country, Asia's fourth-largest economy, has b...
Mon, 07 Mar 2022 03:12:11 GMTStocks plunge, oil rockets, gold tops $2,000 on Ukraine fears
Trading floors were a sea of red in early exchanges with experts warning of a period of stagflation with the spike in crude likely to light a fire under already high inflation.
The commodity at one point collapsed almost 18 percent to $139.13 -- a ...
Mon, 07 Mar 2022 02:16:15 GMT'Nightmare' of underage marriage for Moroccan girls
"I went through hell. But the nightmare is behind me now," she said.
Nadia, from a remote part of the North African kingdom's Anti-Atlas mountains, managed to win a divorce after a year of marriage.
Now aged 20 and living back with her parents in ...
Mon, 07 Mar 2022 02:14:10 GMTFernandez retains Monterrey crown as Osorio downed
The 19-year-old Fernandez battled to a grueling 6-7 (5/7), 6-4, 7-6 (7/3) win in just under three hours after a dramatic final set.
Fifth seed Osorio looked poised to clinch only the second WTA title of her career after earning her fifth match poin...
Mon, 07 Mar 2022 02:12:12 GMTGermany looks to reform Nazi-era abortion information laws
The Social Democrats, Greens and the Free Democrats, ruling together as a government since December, promised in their coalition agreement to scratch from the statute books one of the most controversial sections of the penal code.
Paragraph 219a, a...
Mon, 07 Mar 2022 02:08:18 GMTGyllenhaal's 'Lost Daughter' triumphs at indie Spirit Awards
Gyllenhaal -- until now primarily known as an actress in films such as "The Dark Knight" and "Secretary" -- also won prizes for best screenplay and best director, for her debut effort in both fields.
The Film Independent Spirit Awards honor low- an...